How To Pass An Ap World History

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1 AP World History Summer Assignment 2014 Mr. Slivanik or Welcome to Advanced Placement World History. Since we will be studying all of human history from 8000 BCE to the present, it is important that you complete some preliminary work over the summer. This is contained in the Foundations Unit. Over the course of the school year we will explore 10,000 years of human history, learn valuable skills, and take the AP World History Exam in May, This is an exciting class that will allow us to look at the big picture of history, trace cultures over time, and examine human interactions. Please read this entire document before me. If you read this, it will answer most of your questions. In AP World History we will be covering world history, broken into the following time periods: BCE to 600 BCE BCE to 600 CE CE 1450 CE CE 1750 CE CE 1900 CE to present We will be emphasizing the following themes: 1. Interaction between humans and the environment (demography, disease, migrations, patterns of settlement, and technology) 2. Development and interaction of cultures (belief systems, religions, philosophies, science, technology, arts and architecture) 3. State-building, expansion, and conflict (governments, empires, nations, revolutions, etc.). 4. Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems (agriculture, trade, labor, industrialization, capitalism, etc.) 5. Development and transformation of social structures. (gender roles and relations, families and kinship, ethnicity, social and economic classes) For many of you, this is your first AP class. To be successful, you will need to stay focused and work hard. You should be prepared to spend six to eight hours a week outside of class on AP World History. You must read the textbook to be successful in this class. The text is Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources 1 st edition, by Robert W. Strayer, ISBN You will be issued a textbook in August when school resumes.

2 You must complete the following, two (2) part summer assignment that will count as part of your grade during the first progress report in the fall. This assignment is due the first day of class in August. The purpose of this assignment is to get a jumpstart on the curriculum, which will provide us with an opportunity to go into more depth on other topics. You will need an AP World History exam study book. Get one now. It will help you on your summer homework and throughout the year. Please buy 5 Steps to a 5 in AP World History ( edition). Barnes & Noble will probably not have many copies in stock at the store here. Your best bet will be to buy it online via B&N.com or Amazon.com. Your work must be HANDWRITTEN (NOT TYPED.) You may always go back and type or scan your study guide if you wish to have a digital copy. Cheating and any form of plagiarism are unacceptable. This work must be truly your own and must be original. Do not copy word for word from the text and do not copy the work of others. Get into the habit of putting information from the text in your own words. PLEASE NOTE: COLLABORATION (VERBALLY OR OTHERWISE) WITH ANOTHER STUDENT ON THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED AS CHEATING. THIS IS AN INDEPENDENT ASSIGNMENT. The point value of this assignment is equal to two test grades. For full credit, your work must be thorough and complete, otherwise points will be deducted. It is due the first day of class. I will not take late assignments, this one or any other.

3 Part A: World Map Overview: Label and memorize the locations on a world map. There will be a quiz on this map the first week of school. Note: A map is included, but you do not have to use it. You may locate one on the internet and use it. There are many free, printable map websites that have excellent maps that you can use for this portion. You may also draw your own map(s) is you so choose. Directions: Neatly label a world map with the land and water features listed below in the color indicated in parentheses. Use more than one map to locate these places. Example: one map for continents and deserts; another for seas and other waterways, etc. Continents (Red) 1. North America 2. South America 3. Australia 4. Europe 5. Antarctica 6. Asia 7. Africa Oceans, Seas, Bays, Lakes (Blue) 1. Atlantic Ocean 2. Pacific Ocean 3. Indian Ocean 4. Arctic Ocean 5. North Sea 6. Baltic Sea 7. English Channel 8. Norwegian Sea 9. Barents Sea 10. Mediterranean Sea 11. Adriatic Sea 12. Aegean Sea 13. Black Sea 14. Caspian Sea 15. Great Lakes 16. Red Sea 17. Persian Gulf 18. Arabian Sea 19. Bay of Bengal 20. South China Sea 21. East China Sea 22. Yellow Sea 23. Sea of Japan 24. Caribbean

4 25. Hudson Bay 26. Cape of Good Hope 27. Cape Horn 28. Gulf of Guinea Rivers (Blue) 1. Nile River 2. Tigris 3. Euphrates 4. Amazon River 5. Mississippi River 6. Rio Grande River 7. Indus River 8. Yellow River (Hwang He) 9. Yangtze 10. Ganges River 11. Irrawaddy River 12. Mekong 13. Congo Deserts (indicated with striped green lines) 1. Gobi 2. Kalahari 3. Sahara 4. Thar 5. Sierra Madre 6. Mojave Countries (indicated in yellow) 1. United States 2. Great Britain 3. Canada 4. France 5. Spain 6. Italy 7. Switzerland 8. Germany 9. Austria 10. Poland 11. Norway 12. Sweden 13. Finland 14. Denmark 15. Netherlands 16. Belgium 17. Hungary 18. Czech Republic 19. Yugoslavia 20. Australia

5 21. South Africa 22. Brazil 23. Greece 24. Kenya 25. Mexico 26. Peru 27. South Korea 28. Turkey 29. India 30. Iraq 31. Iran 32. Israel 33. Syria 34. Haiti 35. Dominican Republic 36. Tanzania 37. Mali 38. Ghana 39. Cameroon 40. Tunisia 41. Ivory Coast 42. Nigeria 43. Somalia 44. Ethiopia 45. Indonesia 46. Saudi Arabia 47. Malaysia 48. Russia 49. Afghanistan 50. Cuba Part B: Book Review You are required to do a historical book review on one of the books listed below. Choose the book that interests you the most. The book review assignment isw intended to serve two purposes: 1. To show that you have indeed read the book and understood its message. 2. To evaluate your writing and analytical skills. The summer assignments will help me get a sense of the level of your writing skills; improving these skills will be a major focus of our class. Hint: Any good book review (both fiction and nonfiction) should be written as though the reader of the review had not read the book in question. Hence, the reviewer must, as efficiently as possible, inform the review reader about the general contents of the work:

6 tructure of the argument Step 1: Choose Your Book Select one of the following books and start reading. Many of these books are available in electronic versions. You may purchase the electronic version, but I highly recommend buying a used version of the chosen book. Used books from online dealers like Amazon.com are high quality and have very wear. Book List: Fagan, Brian. The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations. Looks at the period from when temperatures rose dramatically, and its impact Dunn, Ross E. The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the 14th Century. An excellent review of the world up to 1400, especially Dar al Islam. Can also read Ibn Battuta in Black Africa for a shorter version. Gordon, Stewart. When Asia Was the World: Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the "Riches of the "East." Entertaining tales of various travelers (some well-known) from in Asia. Weatherford, Jack. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. The Mongols and their legacy. Mann, Charles. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus. Great read on new findings about pre-colombian America. *** Mann, Charles. 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created Also a good read on new (and old) findings about the Columbian Exchange and its global impacts. Hochschild, Adam. King Leopold's Ghost. Account of megalomaniac King of Belgium, his cruelty and those who fought him after unexpectedly finding themselves witnesses to a holocaust. Ansary, Tamim. Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes. Presents a very different perspective and periodization of history from the perspective of the Islamic world.

7 Christian, David. This Fleeting World: A Short History of Humanity. A brief but sweeping view of human history, focus on the part discussing 8000 BCE to the present (The Agrarian Era). Kurlansky, Mark. Salt: A World History. History of salt and its byproducts. Kurlansky, Mark. McNeill, William. Plagues and Peoples Study of role of disease in world history by one of the first world historians. McNeill, William and McNeill J. R. (Father and son). The Human Web: A Bird s Eye View of World History. Exploration of the connections that have drawn humans together since earliest times by two leading historians. Pomeranz, Kenneth and Topik, Steven. The World that Trade Created: Society, Culture, & the World Economy Great short stories about economics, trade, and history Standage, Tom. A History of the World in 6 Glasses. Traces the history of civilization through Beer, Wine, Distilled Spirits, Coffee, Tea, Coca- Cola Suggestion: You should spread your reading around, geographically, chronologically, and thematically. If you are familiar with medieval Europe, I suggest not reading a book about that topic, but rather trying to expand your horizons and knowledge--you need to gather as much information as you can to prepare for the AP test! Step 2: Write Your Review The review should be written a basic essay format (but not necessarily 5 paragraphs). It must include a thesis, an introduction, and some sort of conclusion. This essay should answer the following questions. learned from this book? Be specific! This should be the focus of your paper. You need to discuss the story line, but only minimally. In some novels the historical information is a part of the scenery, so do not tune it out but pay attention to it. Be sure to discuss the historical matter on which the book is focusing as well as the additional historical information about the time period that appears in the background (things such as the themes mentioned above: technology, gender roles, etc.)

8 in the book inspired these questions? You need to come up with some questions. Having no questions is not an option. y writing this book?) researching and writing a book about?) r the question? Summarize as much as possible, but do not omit important evidence. do you think so? did this affect their presentation? helpful or harmful to his or her purpose? so, what are they? If no questions were raised for you, say so. there questions that were raised by this reading that you would like answered in the course? If so, what are they? What in the book inspired these questions? You need to come up with at least two questions. k overall? Would you recommend it for next year s summer reading list? Why or why not? Be specific. Saying you did not like the book will not negatively affect your grade. Other Points for the Rubric: return to you, for resubmission, with penalties for lateness, any work that I deem to be poorly executed. Therefore I suggest that you form coherent and well thought-out paragraphs, legibly handwrite your essay/review and proofread them for grammatical and spelling errors. This will be my first impression of you and it should be a good one! No title page or report cover is necessary, but a name (yours) is and the title of the book should be underlined or italicized throughout your essay. I advise having someone else check your book review for spelling, suitable vocabulary, grammar and coherence. laborate (talk, Skype, , Facebook, etc.) about your assignment. This is meant to be an individual assignment. Any similarities in someone else s assignment could result in both parties receiving a 0 or failing the course.

9 would really help you make a point. If you do, please cite the page number parenthetically. read the book in its entirety). Other information is not necessary to complete this assignment, so do not feel the need to do research. However, if you do get ideas from somewhere else, give credit to the source instead of getting a 0 for plagiarism. Use parenthetical citations (see Noodletools.com) for your quotes or just to give credit for ideas. submit to turnitin.com.

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